Mucilage-bottle



(No Model.)

E. R. CAHOONE.

MUGILAGB BOTTLE. No. 326,949. Patented Sept. 29, 1885.

Jh entor Edwin/ R Cahoone,

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IINrrnn STATES ArtNr @tarea EDVIN R. CAHOONE, OF NEWARK, NEV JERSEY.

lVlUClLAGE-BOTTLE.

QECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,949, dated September29, 1885.

Application filed Api il 4, 1885.

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Be it known that l, EDWIN R. CAHooNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in lWIucilageBottles; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of mucilage-bottles represented bythe one shown in Patent No. 299,957, granted to me June 10, A. D. 1884,in which the neck or mouth is provided with a wiper for the brush, and acover or stopper incloses said wiper and forms an airtight joint withsaid neck, the object of the invention being to reduce the cost ofconstruction and to more perfectly prevent the accumulation of hardenedgum within and around said mouth.

Theiuvention consists in the arrangements and combinations of partssubstantially as will be hereinafter embodied in the clauses of theclaims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,in which likeletters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in each of the several gures, Figure l is asectional elevation illustrating the general relations of parts. Figs. 2and 4 are sectional views illustrating varieties of construction, ofwhich Fig. 4t is the preferred form. Fig. 3 is a plan of acap portion ofthe cover, the handle of which is removed to show more clearly a mode offastening a handle to said cap. Fig. 5 is a plan of a leather washer orring employed in thepreferred form of construction of the cover, andFig. 6 is a sectional view showing the mouth of the bottle a wiping edgeof which is more contracted to receive a stopper.

In said drawings, a indicates a mucilage-bottle having near the mouththereof a bearing, b, preferably inclined, as shown, to engage orreceive the cap c of the cover and form an airtight joint therewith.Above said bearingthe sides of the bottle converge, as at d, and thendare or extend outwardly, as at e, to form a (No model.)

wiper,f, in the neck, and to provide a continuous or annular guard, bymeans of which the whole of the annular bearing b is protected from thebrush in the wiping process. The said flaring portion is provided withan outwardlyextending inner surface, along which the bristles may bepressed to remove superuous mucilage without rubbing or brushing againstthe extreme edge, and thus allowing the bristles to spring down upon thebearing.

The cap to engage the bearing b is preferably made of sheet metal,whereby elasticity is obtained to enable said cap to hug the bearingclosely at all points, even though the said bearing be not perfectlyregular. Said cap has an inclined or daring apron to engage the inclinedbearing, so that when the cover is pressed down a broad surface of theapron is forced to closely engage a similar surface of the bottle, andthe cover will beheld firmly in place.

The bearing or sealing surface b is made or formed below the Haringportion, with a recess, e, between, so as to further avoid any liabilityof smearing said bearing when wip ing the brush-a feature ofconsiderable importance-,in that heretofore,when the wiper or upper edgeof the bottle and the bearing were closely adjacent on the oppositesides of the glass, said bearing was apt to become smeared with gum,sothat perfect sealing was prevented when said gum hardened, and thestopper or cover was liable to firml y adhere to the bearing.

The stopper is preferably perforated, as shown in Figs. l, 2, 4, and 5,to receive a handled brush, m. Said handle is made flat or approximatelyflat, as in Fig. 5, at s, to enable the brush at the end thereof to beheld up free from the table or desk, so that the latterwill not besoiled by the mucilage on the brush. Below the seat s the handle or theshank m thereof is provided with a liange, m', which acts as a bearingor stop, against which the perforated cap may be secured. Below this theshank passes through the hole in the cap, and extends down so that thebrush fastened on said shank may enter the mucilage at the bottom of thebottle. Said brush or shank may be secured to said cap by means ofsuitable laterally-projecting portions, m p, formed ICO on or secured tothe shank, and engaging the upper and under sides of the cap, and thuspreventing longitudinal movement of said cap. One of said projectingportions may be a threaded nut, as in Fig. 2, or the parts may be heldtogether by striking out teeth o in the cap, as in Fig. 4, and thenbending them so that they may be thrust into the wood of the shank, asin Fig. l,which,when accomplished, will hold the parts firmly together;or-and I prefer this last method of holding the cap to the brush-shank-Imay employ a leather washer, p, which, being soaked in glue or suitablecement and arranged around the shank on the under side of the cap, saidcap being in place against the flange m', adheres to the shank and capand holds all the parts firmly together.

In some cases,instead of passing through the cover,the brush may befastened on the inside of the cover, as in Fig. 3, or be independentthereof, the handle of the brush in the latter case being shortened soas to lie below the cover when the bottle is closed.

In transmitting the bottle filled with mucilage the shoulder for use asa wiper may be employed as a bearing for .the cork, as in Fig. 7

I am aware that in Patent No. 29,611, of August 11, 1860, is shown abottle for drugs and chemicals which is similar in some respects to theimproved device herein shown, a spout for use in pouring out liquid fromthe bottle resembling in a degree the outwardlyflaring upper portion ofthe said improved device; but said spout differs from the said flaringportion in that the former is not continuous, or would not, if employedin a mucilage-bottle, protectthe entire peripheral surface .of theannular bearing from contact with the bristles ofthe brush in theordinary wiping process, the said spout being at one side open to allowthe passage of drippings from a certain outer inclined channel to theinterior of the'bottle. Theimproved device also differs from theantecedent device. The wiping ridge is an angular ridge capable ofscraping the mucilage from the brush, and is very distinct from theslightly-convexed inner surfaces of the ordinary bottle-mouth.

Again, I am aware that the handles of certain paint-brushes have beenprovided with ranged in such a relation to the brush and handle as thatin the act of securing the cap upon the bottle, or in dipping the brushin the mucilage, the handle cannot be forced through the cap, but willbe held permanently in place.

Under some circumstances it may be found desirable to form the upperwiping portion at or.cap, c, of a mucilage-bottle, a brush theshank ofwhich is held rigidly in the perforation, and a washer cemented to saidshank and cover, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with the cover of a mucilage-bottle, a 'handled brush'the shank of which is provided with a flange, m', and a leather washercemented to said shank and the under side of said cover to hold theparts together.

4C. In combination, the perforated sheetmetal cap or cover, and ahandled brush held in said perforation by flanges formed on or securedto the handle on opposite sides of th cap, substantially as set forth.

5. In combination, the perforated cap for a mucilagefbottle, a handle,and a brush the shank of which is suitably provided withlaterally-projecting portions which engage the upper and lower sides ofthe said cap and prevent longitudinal movement of the said cap on thesaid shank in either direction, substantially as set forth.

6. In combination, abottle having a bearing for a cap, and an annularguarding portion extending up into but free of said cap to guard thebearing from drippings,&c.,in wiping the brush, a cap extending over theguarding porv tion ofthe bottle and engaging the bearing, and a brushdepending from the cap and extending into the mouth of the bottle, allsaid parts being arranged and adapted to operate substantially as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto sct my hand this1st day of April, 1885.

E. R. GAHOONE.

Witnesses:

CI-IARLEs H. PELL, R. H. RowDnN.

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